British victim of Pattaya attack receives help from Tourist Assistance Foundation

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British victim of Pattaya attack receives help from Tourist Assistance Foundation



PATTAYA: -- On Tuesday, a British man, who was the victim of a violent attack which caused him to suffer a severed ear, was given financial assistance by a Pattaya-based Foundation which offers help to Tourists who come into difficulty during their stay in Thailand.

The Deputy Chief of Pattaya Police presented Mr. Ezer aged 41 from UK with an envelope containing 6,000 Baht from the Tourist Assistance Foundation following an attack on him dating back to 21st September.

He was attacked by a Thai man who was armed with a bottle and an ashtray and following the attack he was hospitalized and required 5 stiches in his ear which cost him 5,000 Baht in hospital fees.

Full story: http://pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/218422/british-victim-of-pattaya-attack-receives-help-from-tourist-assistance-foundation/


-- Pattaya One 2015-10-08

[fritzzz25]

And he wore his best shirt to the event... "No Bums Allowed"

[soihok]

He must have been on an extremely tight budget.

Yeap, his T shirt tells his own story, No Bums Allowed.

Too BL**DY right.

[Pattaya28]

So he got 6000 Baht to cover 5000 Baht hospital fees. Wow !!

No responsibility there then taken by Thai tourism authority. Next ........

[ronthai]

There you have it, if attacked make sure the hospital costs are low. If costs exceed 10-20.000 baht no help from the foundation, unless many are overdue or never made the news.

Wonder what happened to the hospital bill of my friend whom got shot in the neck and died. Nice burning here in Pattaya he had. About 50-60 farang and 20 Thais showed up.

[robblok]

There is no mention of what happened to the Thai guy.. guess he was not arrested.

[godden]

A thousand baht a stitch, wow good job to get into.

[attento]

A truly unpleasant experience, but was his medical treatment not covered by his Insurance ?

Edited October 8, 2015 by attento

[soalbundy]

So he got 6000 Baht to cover 5000 Baht hospital fees. Wow !!

No responsibility there then taken by Thai tourism authority. Next ........

How are they responsible for what happened ?

[louse1953]

So he got 6000 Baht to cover 5000 Baht hospital fees. Wow !!

No responsibility there then taken by Thai tourism authority. Next ........

Back to the nanny state for you.You rekon he double dipped on insurance or maybe he didn't have any.You are responcible for yourself,number 1,others may come under your umbrella.

[jesimps]

So he got 6000 Baht to cover 5000 Baht hospital fees. Wow !!

No responsibility there then taken by Thai tourism authority. Next ........

How are they responsible for what happened ?

Usual sympathetic response from TVF member. If they every offer you financial help you'll refuse it of course?

[steven100]

a free afternoon on the piss

[mary wang]

What's wrong with Pattaya? Isn't it a safe place for tourists any more?

[tajtom]

Hospital fees are at least real

As these roaches normally try and rob foriegners on the exit bill and it was well spotted by Prayuth

The Thai man got a warning and was set free I imagine. The great Thainess in full swing

[Kalserud]

So he got 6000 Baht to cover 5000 Baht hospital fees. Wow !!

No responsibility there then taken by Thai tourism authority. Next ........

How are they responsible for what happened ?

Usual sympathetic response from TVF member. If they every offer you financial help you'll refuse it of course?

1. The Thai Tourism Board payed money to cover the hospital bill. Even that they are not responsible for the victims injuries. Goodwill at its best.

2. "If they every offer you financial help you'll refuse it of course?" No logic at all here. Why should I refuse help? I appreciate the help I can get - not for that reason I demand help.

[SOTIRIOS]

...as for the psycho that attacked him and will remain nameless....???

[steven100]

can I make a claim because I am confronted by wackos everyday just walking to the shop ?????

[gandalf12]

He had a severed ear indicates it was completely detached from his head, then it says he needs a few stitches. I am confused. Was it severed or just badly cut?

[Yann55]

I was sure that someone was going to make a smartass comment about the fact that the attacker was 'armed with an ashtray', but I see nothing, so OK, I'll be the smartass on this one :

When will Thai authorities finally declare a ban on ashtrays ?

Why are ashtrays sold in this country to anybody who is willing to purchase one, without any proper control ?

How come the ashtray lobby is so strong that nothing ever gets done to bring about the necessary changes into the Thai ashtray-legislation ?

Edited October 8, 2015 by Yann55

[HerbalEd]

And he wore his best shirt to the event... "No Bums Allowed"

An insult to all bums of Thailand.

[diehard60]

Really rediculous. The guy that attacked him should have paid all the bills +

[emilymat]

He had a severed ear indicates it was completely detached from his head, then it says he needs a few stitches. I am confused. Was it severed or just badly cut?

Dunno. But it's still stuck to his head.

[silent]

A truly unpleasant experience, but was his medical treatment not covered by his Insurance ?

Sounds like Thailand's version of a Criminal Injuries Compensation Board in some civilized worlds funded by surcharging fines to compensate for the sometrimes "unpleasant experience" and has FA to do with tourism.

The complainant has to prove that being where they happened to be was their only fault, and that's whether or not they were sporting their best tie and shirt on the occasion.

[Don Mega]

jebus those were expensive stitches.

A friend had a whoopsie on his scoot about 3 weeks ago and opened his head up pretty good. needed 19 stitches to repair.

cost him Bt.3300 at Pattaya memorial.

Edited October 8, 2015 by Don Mega

[thaiduncankk]

jebus those were expensive stitches.

A friend had a whoopsie on his scoot about 3 weeks ago and opened his head up pretty good. needed 19 stitches to repair.

cost him Bt.3300 at Pattaya memorial.

It was probably 500 baht for the consultation and stitches and 4,500 baht for the paracetamol.

[Alration]

Usual sympathetic response from TVF member. If they every offer you financial help you'll refuse it of course?

1. The Thai Tourism Board payed money to cover the hospital bill. Even that they are not responsible for the victims injuries. Goodwill at its best.

2. "If they every offer you financial help you'll refuse it of course?" No logic at all here. Why should I refuse help? I appreciate the help I can get - not for that reason I demand help.

What is the Thai Tourism Board, do you mean the TAT? That authority had nothing to do with this payment. The compensation was paid by an independent Pattaya organisation, the Tourist Assistance Foundation.

[Rimmer]

A personal attack on another poster has been removed

[Nemesis7]

Hey at least he was compensated in a way, it's a good start. Let's give credit to the foundation.

[Colabamumbai]

A truly unpleasant experience, but was his medical treatment not covered by his Insurance ?

I would hazard to guess that the majority of us ex-pats who live here full time have not taken out insurance coverage, in Thailand for health and or death,

[Rimmer]

An argumentative post has been removed, please understand Thai Visa DO NOT news articles they are taken from local news sources.